Region’s second “diverging diamond” debuts at Virginia Tech Gene Marrano December 13, 2017 1 minute read courtesy VDOT If you take Southgate drive off U.S. 460 to access the Virginia Tech campus – perhaps for a football game – there’s a big change coming as of tonight. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Share: Post navigation Previous: Va. Dems, GOP blame each other of CHIP gamesmanshipNext: What tomorrow’s FCC vote on net neutrality means for Roanoke Valley Related Stories U.S. Supreme Court denies Virginia Dems appeal on referendum vote Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 The Roanoke Region Food and Farm Trail officially launches Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 Roanoke Women’s Foundation honors two people with ties to Taubman Museum Gene Marrano May 14, 2026